Hose-supporter.



J. B. HOHMANN.

HOSE SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION man luLY 23.1917.

PandApr. 2,1918.

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JOSEPH 13e-HORMANN, OFEUREKA, CALIFORNIA.

HOSELSUPPOBTER.

Specicatonof Letters Patent.

Application area :ruiy 23, 1917'. Y seriauro. 182,271.11

State of California, lhas invented certain` new and useful Improvements in HosefSu'pporters, of which the following is aspecification, referencebeinghad to the accompanying drawings. l y

`This invention relatestohose supporters, andparticularly to the clamp carriedby the supporter andwhich engages'the stocking. The general'object. of the invention is to provide a stocking clamp of this character so constructed thatfthere will be no" such strain on the stocking'as will cause it to wear ortear. Y y f And a furtherobjectin this connection is to provide afstocking grip or clamp which exertsV a straight pull on the stocking.` y

A- further object is to provide means for exerting a double grip upon thestocking at` two opposite points.

Other objects will appear in the the following description.

`My mventlon is illustrated in the accom-VYU an inn' drawin s wherein:'- 7

igure 1 is aview of mysupporter clamp in applied position;

Fig. 2 is al front elevation of the Clamp and a portion of the supporter;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view `of the construction illustrated in Fig; 2;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a'portion of theV frame 10 and the lockingmember 12 showing the bearing and trunnion for' the" locking member;

Fig. 5V is a face view of the socket and the adjacent portion of the frame l0; Y

Fig. 6 is a face view of a portionof the frame 12 showing the trunnion;

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the construction shown in Fig. 4, and Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of the stocking engaging device, the lug 22 being in section.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that my improved grip comprises an outer rectangular frame `10 of metal, preferably round in cross section, which is formed at its middle with the laterally extending sockets 11 forming bearings for a clamping member 12, which is likewise approximately rectangular in plan view and which, intermediate its ends, is formed with laterally projecting trunnions 13. By reference to courseA of j supported is disposed over the stud 22,

Patented Apr. 2; 19182 members which extendV bearings or sockets 11, but that the trunnions are each formed" with a portion 1'4,`which` is normally withina slight groove 15 formed in the member 10` rearward of the socketll. The clampingmember 12 is rectangular in formas before statedand preferably formed of resilientI wire.` p 1 n Attached to the V.cross bar 161of the'` frame 10 in any suitable manneris. an` elongated loop 1 7, to which the'` web 18 is attached. This loop 17 is connected tothe crossbar 1,6 by' means of a clamping strip 19 which is bent to surround the cross bal: 16`and1 the, cross bar of the loop' 17. Surrounding thev clamping member 19 is one end of a Strip of elastic webbing 20 carryingat its free'end` the locking member 21 which. is composed` a strip ofrubberinto whichd the free end of the web 2O is embedded, this member 21 having, extending outward from its r face,` an.

' approximately square stud 22. 'Thefouter face of this stud. is undercut as at` and the innerface ofthe stud is also undercut as at 24.` The stud`22 has approximately the same width as the locking. member l2.

In the practicalfuseof this device, af por-,l tin of the stocking or other article to be `the frame lOis then broughtdown over the portion of the stocking anda flat against `the base 21` and over the stud, and then the lock-- ingA member ,12 is turned' downward from the4 position shown in dotted linesunti-l/the lockingvmember engages within theunderf cut portion'24 ofthe stud in the manner illustrated,` in Fig. lVhen the locking member is so engaged, it forces the end cross bar 10a of theframe 10 into the undercut 23 and the parts are locked in position and the stocking securely gripped between the end cross bar 10L and the adjacent cross bar of the locking member 12. I have made the locking member 12 of spring wire in order that it may spring into the undercut groove 24 when closed and the cross bar 12l constitutes a thumb rest by which the locking member may' be easily pressed down with the thumb into locking position.

By reference to Fig. 3, it will -be seen that when the stocking is first disposed .over the stud 22, the frame 10 and the locking member 12 are disposed as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and then by forcing inward on the frame 10 and the locking member 12, the parts are readily forced to the full line position and the locking member 12 is disposed inthe same plane as the frame 10, so that the fins 1% on the locking member will spring into the recesses 15 on the frame 10 and the parts be held in their locked position. By forcing outward on the locking member the fins may be disengaged from the recesses and the parts may be turned to the dotted line position to release the stocking.

The advantages of this clamp or grip reside in the fact that there is no strain on the corners of the stocking or other article whatsoever, but that the clamp has a straight pull. There is no tendency with this device to strain the meshes of the fabric and thus cause it to tear and the pull is entirely straight and not on the corners of the fabric. It will be noted that the corners of the stud 22 are rounded as at 25,

, thus making it impossible for any strain to come on thefabric at these points.

By reference to Fig. 8 it will be seen that the four under corners of the stud, that isrl `here is some strain on the top of the stock-V ing at the stud just enough to make it springy at that place and take the strain off of the meshes at the cross bar 10u. In my supporter what strain there is is evenly distributed over about 12 or 14 meshes of the stocking, whereas on other supporters known to me, the strain is not equal on all the meshes. There is more strain on two or three meshes in front of the button Vthan there is on the sides.

While I have illustrated the particular embodiment of my invention, I wish it understood vthat various changes in the details of the device may be made, without departinfr from the spirit of the invention.

IIaving thus described my invention, what I claim is L 1. A clamp for supporters of the character described comprising a rectangular frame having sockets between its ends, a strip of fabric attached to oneend of the frame and carrying at its free end a stud adapted' to extend through the frame, the stud having undercut Y oppositely `disposed faces, with one of which undercuts the adjacent .cross bar of the `frame engages, and a locking member pivoted in said sockets and having a cross bar engaging in the adjacent undercut of the` stud.

VV2. A clamp for supporters of the character described comprising a rectangular frame having sockets between its lends, a strip of fabricattached to one end of the 'frame and carrying at its free end a stud adapted to extend through the frame, the stud havingv undercut oppositely disposed faces, with one of which undercuts the adj acent cross bar of the frame engages, and a locking member pivoted in said sockets and having a cross bar engaging in the adjacent under cut of thestud, said stud being made of rubber and having rounded corners.

3. A clamping device of the character described comprising a rectangular frame of metal having sockets intermediate its ends, a rectangular locking member made of spring Wire having trunnions. engaging in said sockets and having a cross bar, a flexi- `ble strip of webbing attached to one end of the frame, a rubber stud having a base attached to the free end of the webbing, the

stud being approximately rectangular butv Josnrn B. Hom/imm.`

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Washington, D. C. 

